Thursday, November 1, 2012

Life of the Party

I dared throw a party one time in high school, while my mom and step dad were out of town. It wasn’t my best decision ever. I spent the whole time sober, watching drunken people do stupid things.

The other night, Elmo landed on the floor in a way that suggested he'd had one too many.

I realized that inebriated teenagers and toddlers have much in common.

Like living with a toddler, I witnessed lots of stumbling and falling down the night of that party. I cringed each time a heavy and/or breakable object was pitched in the air. The floor became a garbage can strewn with random debris. And people couldn’t seem to keep their voices down.

I felt like the “no” police spoiling all the fun. I repeated myself a lot. I expended way too much energy waiting for disaster to happen.

After the festivities were over, I was the sole person left to clean up the mess.

Thankfully, Claire hasn’t burned her bangs off trying to light a cigarette on the stove like Angie Shivle did that night. Plus, I was this close to throwing everyone out. Things can get chaotic around chez Demas, but my love for my daughter always keeps me from cracking.

36 comments:

I had one party when I was in High School - my parents were HOME when I had everyone over to celebrate my birthday. They were so obnoxious that I NEVER threw a party again until I was an adult! And, yes, toddler and teenagers do share a lot of traits! Wonderful analogy!Tracy @ http://www.momaical.com

Looks like Elmo was the life of the party! (My, how motherhood changes us, in good ways!)

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Such a cute post- I know all about regretting to throw parties! Also, I love the name of your blog. So funny and cute- definitely makes a newcomer want to stick aroudn! Just found your blog and have loved getting to know you better. I'm excited to follow along!

Definitely agree about the similarities between inebriation and toddlers, haha! I saw an episode of How I Met Your Mother, where they play a game called something like "Drunk or Kid." Someone tells a wild anecdote and everyone else has to guess whether this happened when they were drunk or when they were a kid. It's a good game ;)

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Ahh yes . . . I remember those parties being a lot more fun when they were at someone else's house! :)

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This is so awesome. Great pic of Elmo. I am so afraid that you are right- toddlers and teenagers are different types of a very similar species. Yikes. Thanks for making me laugh! Hopped over from the Weekend Showcase! ;)